Amaradeepam is a 1977 Telugu Drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by K. Raghavendra Rao

K. Raghavendra Rao

Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao shortly K. Raghavendra is a renowned director. He is one of the most commercially successful directors of Telugu cinema, and many believe that his contribution has been instrumental to the success of Telugu cinema. As of 2006, Raghavendra Rao has directed 103 films...

. The film is remade in Tamil language as Dheepam (1977) starring Shivaji Ganesan.

The Plot

Krishnamraju was an orphan and brought up by Satyanarayana, a notorious smuggler. He becomes a very rich man. He dearly loves Jayasudha, who works in his office. However Jayasudha and Muralimohan loves each other. When Krishnamraju proposes to Jayasudha, she refuses. Jealous Krishnamraju attempts to kill Muralimohan. Accidentally he saw their childhood photo and recognizes him as his own younger brother. He arranges the marriage of Muralimohan and Jayasudha. Muralimohan came to know about the affection of Krishnamraju on Jayasudha, he started hating Jayasudha. To break the deadlock, Krishnamraju kills himself and becomes an Amara Deepam (meaning Eternal Flame).

Cast

Actor / Actress	Character
Krishnamraju	Krishna / Hari
Jayasudha Jayasudha Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....	Parvati
Muralimohan	Shiv Prasad
Madhavi Madhavi (actress) Madhavi is a South Indian film actress. She played lead roles for 17 years in seven languages: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali, and Hindi. She has acted in more than 300 films.-Early life:...	Madhavi
Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...
Prabhakar Reddy Prabhakar Reddy Dr. Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy better known as Prabhakar Reddy M.B.B.S. was a versatile Telugu Character actor and Story Writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He has acted in over 472 films in three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films like Karthika Deepam. The "Dr...	Ranganath
Jayamalini Jayamalini Jayamalini is a South Indian film actress who is famous for her vamp roles and item numbers.She acted in more than 500 Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies.-Career:...	Asha
Ramaprabha	Ratnam

Soundtrack

• Anthalesi Andhaalu (Lyricist: Arudra; Singers: V. Ramakrishna
  V. Ramakrishna
  V. Ramakrishna is a playback singer in South India. Some of his Bhakti Songs are memorable.-Life sketch: He was born to V. Rangasai and Ratnam on August 20, 1947. He is also related to P. Susheela.He graduated from B.Sc in his young age. Impressed by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao he took up to...
  
  , Ramola)
• Inthe Ee Jeevithamu Chivariki Anta Soonyamu Lyricist: Atreya
  Atreya
  An Atreya is a descendant of Atri, one of the great Hindu sages whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas.The descendents of Atri Rishi use Atreya as their surname just like many other Gotras, or clan names used by the Brahmin community of Hindus in India and Nepal. In Northern India,...
  
  ; Singer: V. Ramakrishna
• Kotthaga Undha Badhaga Undha (Lyricist: Atreya; Singer: P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
  
  )
• Naa Jeevana Sandhya Samayamlo (Lyricist: Veturi; Singers: V. Ramakrishna, P. Susheela)
• Neeve Sarathi (Lyricist: Veturi; Singer: P. Susheela)
• Ye Raagamo Idi Ye Talamo (Lyricist: Atreya; Singers: P. Susheela, S. P. Balu)

Awards

• Krishnamraju won the Nandi Award for Best Actor
  Nandi Award for Best Actor
  Nandi Award for Best actor started in 1965.The Nandi Award for Best Actor winners:-See also:* Nandi Awards* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh...
  
   and Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the portrayal of dual role as Krishna and Hari in 1977.

External links

• Amaradeepam film at IMDb.